tennis

The five seniors on the Grand Valley State women’s tennis team competed for the last time in front of their home crowd Sunday, Feb. 24 against Walsh.
The heralded senior class — comprised of Madison Ballard, Livia Christman, Nicole Heiniger, Katarina Samardzija and Samantha Schrepferman — has won 205 individual and 81 team matches and three GLIAC titles so far, but with almost an entire spring season still ahead of them, the Lakers are determined to finish strong.

To say it’s only been a great season for the No. 12 ranked Grand Valley State softball team would be an understatement, as the Lakers extended their winning streak to 21 straight after a sweep of the Tiffin Dragons on Thursday, April 12. The Lakers’ winning streak is now tied for their second-longest win streak in program history.

The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Hilltopper Relays hosted by Western Kentucky University on the afternoon of Friday, April 6. At the event, 10 different athletes hit NCAA provisional marks.
The Laker women currently sit at No. 7 in the national poll, while the men are No. 11.

This weekend was nothing short of disappointing for the Grand Valley State men’s tennis team.
The Lakers lost against Northwood University 6-3 on Friday, March 30, and could not redeem themselves against Ferris State on a 7-2 decision on Saturday, March 31.

For the first time in his young collegiate career, Grand Valley State men’s tennis sophomore Jack Geissler was named the GLIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week per a release by the league office on Tuesday, March 27.

The Grand Valley State men's tennis team won its GLIAC matchup against Lake Superior State by a score of 8-1 on Saturday, March 24. With the win, GVSU improves to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while LSSU drops to 5-5 on the season and 0-2 against conference foes.

The Grand Valley State women’s golf team can cross winning a spring invitational off its list after claiming a first-place finish at the two-day Saginaw Valley State Spring Invite in Georgetown, Kentucky, on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18.

In a season where the Grand Valley State men’s Division III hockey players organized community event after event to raise funding for various foundations, it was hard to root against this year’s team.
Heading into postseason contention, the Lakers were gunning to become true National Championship contenders. But sadly, this team’s stretch of success was cut short in the first round of the ACHA North Regionals against Adrian College on Friday, Feb. 23.

The Grand Valley State women's tennis team opened their spring season on Sunday, Feb. 18, claiming a 9-0 victory over Walsh College. The Lakers won the GLIAC regular-season title and the GLIAC Tournament, and they now have won 14 straight matches dating back to the fall season.